Graveside Home Going Celebration in Honor of Wyllogene Baker Jordan Bolan will be held at the Mellow Valley Baptist Church Cemetery on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 10:30 AM with the great grandchildren serving as pallbearers.
Wyllogene Baker Jordan Bolan was preceded in death by her first husband, Johnny (Tige) Merrill Jordan of Mellow Valley, AL; her second husband Eldridge Bolan of Alexander City, AL; her parents Herbert O. and Leola Leftwich Baker of Mellow Valley. Also, her sisters Margalene Morris of Ashland, AL; Ivilyn Johnston of Ashburn, GA; Regina McClain of Sylacauga, AL; Lalavaugh Grizzard of Carrolton, GA.
Wyllogene Baker Jordan Bolan was born on January 24th, 1929 in Mellow Valley, Clay County, AL, where she grew up on the family farm. She attended school at Mellow Valley High School where she played on the girls' basketball team. Upon her graduation in 1946, she married 'Tige' Jordan, May 12, 1946, and she started her career at Russell Corporation in Alexander City, AL. During her years at Russell, she worked on the spinning machines, was a supervisor for the Ashland, AL plant, and an Inspector for the High-Tech division. She retired in 1994 with 47 years of service. In 1993 she was married to Eldridge Bolan and moved to Alexander City.
Wyllogene was a member of Mellow Valley Baptist Church and later attended Calvary Heights Baptist Church in Alexander City. Her favorite bible verse was "I Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me"- Philippians 4:13
Wyllogene enjoyed many hobbies including traveling, reading, sewing, playing dominoes, good music and dancing. However, she loved nothing more than spending time with her family and friends telling stories from her family history and heritage and telling funny jokes, usually over a good meal. She was strong-willed, witty, loyal, and hardworking and she advised her loved ones to lead their lives with the same traits. She loved with a fierce tenderness that continues to reverberate through her family always.
Wyllogene Baker Jordan Bolan was preceded in death by her first husband, Johnny (Tige) Merrill Jordan of Mellow Valley, AL; her second husband Eldridge Bolan of Alexander City, AL; her parents Herbert O. and Leola Leftwich Baker of Mellow Valley. Also, her sisters Margalene Morris of Ashland, AL; Ivilyn Johnston of Ashburn, GA; Regina McClain of Sylacauga, AL; Lalavaugh Grizzard of Carrolton, GA.
Wyllogene Baker Jordan Bolan was born on January 24th, 1929 in Mellow Valley, Clay County, AL, where she grew up on the family farm. She attended school at Mellow Valley High School where she played on the girls' basketball team. Upon her graduation in 1946, she married 'Tige' Jordan, May 12, 1946, and she started her career at Russell Corporation in Alexander City, AL. During her years at Russell, she worked on the spinning machines, was a supervisor for the Ashland, AL plant, and an Inspector for the High-Tech division. She retired in 1994 with 47 years of service. In 1993 she was married to Eldridge Bolan and moved to Alexander City.
Wyllogene was a member of Mellow Valley Baptist Church and later attended Calvary Heights Baptist Church in Alexander City. Her favorite bible verse was "I Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me"- Philippians 4:13
Wyllogene enjoyed many hobbies including traveling, reading, sewing, playing dominoes, good music and dancing. However, she loved nothing more than spending time with her family and friends telling stories from her family history and heritage and telling funny jokes, usually over a good meal. She was strong-willed, witty, loyal, and hardworking and she advised her loved ones to lead their lives with the same traits. She loved with a fierce tenderness that continues to reverberate through her family always.
Graveside Home Going Celebration in Honor of Wyllogene Baker Jordan Bolan will be held at the Mellow Valley Baptist Church Cemetery on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 10:30 AM with the great grandchildren serving as pallbearers.
Wyllogene Baker Jordan Bolan was preceded in death by her first husband, Johnny (Tige) Merrill Jordan of Mellow Valley, AL; her second husband Eldridge Bolan of Alexander City, AL; her parents Herbert O. and Leola Leftwich Baker of Mellow Valley. Also, her sisters Margalene Morris of Ashland, AL; Ivilyn Johnston of Ashburn, GA; Regina McClain of Sylacauga, AL; Lalavaugh Grizzard of Carrolton, GA.
Wyllogene Baker Jordan Bolan was born on January 24th, 1929 in Mellow Valley, Clay County, AL, where she grew up on the family farm. She attended school at Mellow Valley High School where she played on the girls' basketball team. Upon her graduation in 1946, she married 'Tige' Jordan, May 12, 1946, and she started her career at Russell Corporation in Alexander City, AL. During her years at Russell, she worked on the spinning machines, was a supervisor for the Ashland, AL plant, and an Inspector for the High-Tech division. She retired in 1994 with 47 years of service. In 1993 she was married to Eldridge Bolan and moved to Alexander City.
Wyllogene was a member of Mellow Valley Baptist Church and later attended Calvary Heights Baptist Church in Alexander City. Her favorite bible verse was "I Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me"- Philippians 4:13
Wyllogene enjoyed many hobbies including traveling, reading, sewing, playing dominoes, good music and dancing. However, she loved nothing more than spending time with her family and friends telling stories from her family history and heritage and telling funny jokes, usually over a good meal. She was strong-willed, witty, loyal, and hardworking and she advised her loved ones to lead their lives with the same traits. She loved with a fierce tenderness that continues to reverberate through her family always.
Wyllogene Baker Jordan Bolan was preceded in death by her first husband, Johnny (Tige) Merrill Jordan of Mellow Valley, AL; her second husband Eldridge Bolan of Alexander City, AL; her parents Herbert O. and Leola Leftwich Baker of Mellow Valley. Also, her sisters Margalene Morris of Ashland, AL; Ivilyn Johnston of Ashburn, GA; Regina McClain of Sylacauga, AL; Lalavaugh Grizzard of Carrolton, GA.
Wyllogene Baker Jordan Bolan was born on January 24th, 1929 in Mellow Valley, Clay County, AL, where she grew up on the family farm. She attended school at Mellow Valley High School where she played on the girls' basketball team. Upon her graduation in 1946, she married 'Tige' Jordan, May 12, 1946, and she started her career at Russell Corporation in Alexander City, AL. During her years at Russell, she worked on the spinning machines, was a supervisor for the Ashland, AL plant, and an Inspector for the High-Tech division. She retired in 1994 with 47 years of service. In 1993 she was married to Eldridge Bolan and moved to Alexander City.
Wyllogene was a member of Mellow Valley Baptist Church and later attended Calvary Heights Baptist Church in Alexander City. Her favorite bible verse was "I Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me"- Philippians 4:13
Wyllogene enjoyed many hobbies including traveling, reading, sewing, playing dominoes, good music and dancing. However, she loved nothing more than spending time with her family and friends telling stories from her family history and heritage and telling funny jokes, usually over a good meal. She was strong-willed, witty, loyal, and hardworking and she advised her loved ones to lead their lives with the same traits. She loved with a fierce tenderness that continues to reverberate through her family always.
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